Postgraduate Course: Professional Social Work Practice 1 (SCWR11036)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 80 |
ECTS Credits | 40 |
| Summary | This course is for social work students on the Masters in Social Work programme only.
The course includes an assessed practice placement. |
| Course description |
A practice placement of 80 days will provide students with the opportunity for direct supervised practice in an agency that provides social services. Placement settings will enable the development of practice skills, knowledge and values. Agencies will appoint a Practice Educator to assess, supervise, support and teach students.
Individuals being supported by students will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the quality of support provided by students. This feedback is an important component of student learning and contributes to the Practice Educator¿s assessment. Students will be encouraged to learn and work with a range of professionals from other settings and begin to understand the significance of a multiagency approach.
Throughout their placements students will be supported by their Academic Supervisor.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
800
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Lecture Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 581,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
195 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Students are required by SSSC (Regulatory Body) to complete 13 days ( 7 hours per day) in Observatio
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The three components of assessment include:
1. Student Self Evaluation of Development of Learning on Placement (4000 words) - 50%
2. Practice Educator's Placement Final Report - Pass/Fail
3. Practice Study (4000 words) 50%
All three components must be passed to pass the course. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to apply key ideas/theories to real situations
- demonstrate the ability to analyse their practice including critical discussion of the selected method(s) of intervention, skills utilised, discussion of related ethical and values issues and the development of relations with service user(s)/carers
- demonstrate the ability to bring together different elements and write about them in a clear,coherent way
- demonstrate the ability to evaluate key theories/ideas and decide the effectiveness of various approaches in practice
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Reading List
Barnard, A., Horner, N. and Wild, J. (2008) The Value Base of Social Work & Social Care, Maidenhead, Berkshire: OU Press/McGraw Hill.
Clark, C. (2000) Social Work Ethics: Politics, Principles and Practice, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Cree, V.E. and Myers, S. (2008) Social Work: Making a Difference, Bristol: Policy Press/BASW.
Cree, V.E. and Davis, A. (2007) Social Work: Voices from the Inside, London, Routledge.
Doel, M. and Best, L. (2008) Experiencing Social Work. Learning from Service Users, London: Sage.
Gray, M. and Webb, S.A. (2009) Social Work Theories and Methods, London: Sage.
Parker, J. (2004) Effective Practice Learning in Social Work, London: Learning Matters.
Watson, D. and West, J. (2006) Social Work Process and Practice, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
oral communication skills
written communication skills
oral and visual presentation skills
independent learning
teamwork
interpersonal skills: engagement, empathy, tolerance and open- mindedness, negotiation
problem formulation and solving
information retrieval and research skills
self evaluation skills
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
In semester one there will be three, 50-minute lectures. In semester two there will be three two hour workshops. During placement there will be two "recall days" where student will return to University for teaching. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Karen Armstrong
Tel:
Email: Karen.Armstrong@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Brodie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 3139
Email: Brodie.Hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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